Window fixture



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WINDOW FIXTURE Filed Dec. 22, 1927 ;IV/JV j /////"J Patented June 18, 1929.

UNITED STATES ?avsar orca.

WILLIAM ANDERSON, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FIFTH TO MARY OLIVER AND ONE-FIETH TO JOHN CULLINAJSIE.

WINDOW FIXTURE,

Application filed December 22, 1927.

The invention relutos to improvemcnts in fixtures for holding shade rollers, curtain rods, drapery rods, etc. at the upper ends of window frames, and it is the principal object of my invention to provide a new and i1nproved device of this character which may be Constructed throughout, from wire, thus cconomizing in material and manufacturing expense, but still producing an article which may be made very attractive, for instance, if constructed from brass wire Or if nickelplated.

'With the foregoing in iew, the invention resides in the novel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.

Fig. 1 is a top plan view showing the invention in use for supporting a shade roller, a curtain rod and a drapery rod.

Figs. 2, 3 and i are vertical transverse sectional views on the correspondingly numbored lines of Fig. l.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the fixture.

The fixture herein disclosed consists of two members 6-6 slidably connected with each other and of identical Construction except that they are rights and lefta Hence, a description of the member 6 will sufiice.

In constructing the member 6, I make use of a single piece of stiff wire. This wire is bent upon itself at 7 near one end, providing an upper relatively long reach 8 and a lower comparatively short reach 9. Near the bend 7, the long reach 8 has portions which eXtend first laterally outward and then again inwardly, providing two supporting arms 10-l1 for a curtain rod 12 and a drapery rod 13 respectively, said arms being receivable in the usual tubular rods as will be clear from Fig. 1.

The wire at the inner end of the reach 9 is directed upwardly and extended above the reach 8 providing a hook shank 14, at whose upper end the wire is bent laterally at 15 and downwardly at 16, providing a supporting hook to engage the upper edge of the trim at 'the upper end of a window frame. The shank 14 is provided with a portion which eX- tends first outward and then inward providing a supporting arm 17 for one end of a shade roller 18, the outwardly and inwardly extending portions of said arm 17, being disposed respectively over and under the long reach 8, these portions being identified in the drawing at 17 and 17 Serial No. 241324.

The two long reaches 8 of the two members G-6, are disposed in parallel overlapping relation with each other and at their free cnds, are bent to provide eyes 19-192 the eye of each reach slidably receiving the other reach so that the two members G--' may be extended a greater or lesser amount, according to the width of the window.

If desired, solder may be used at places where such use would be of advantage, but whether this be done or not, the fiXture is nevertheless rigid and efficient, regardless of its simple and inexpensive nature.

On account of the advantages existing for the exact details disclosed, they are preferably followed. However, within the scope of the invention as claimed,` minor variations may of course be made.

I claim 1. In a window fixture, a member formed of a piece of wire bent substantially upon itself near one .end to provide an upper relatively long` reach and a lower comparatively short reach, one of said reaches having a portion which extends first laterally outward and then inward to' form a supporting arm for a curtain or drapery rod, the wire at the inner end of 'said short reach being bent upwardly and extended above the long reach to form a hook shank, the wire at the upper end of said shank being bent laterally and doWnwardly to form a supporting hook.

2. In a window fiXture, a member formed of a piece of wire bent substantially upon itself near one end to provide an upper relatively long reach and a lower comparatively short reach, the wire at the inner end of said short reach being bent upwardly and eX- tended above the long reach to form a hook shank, the wire at the upper end of said shank being bent laterally and downwardly to form a supporting hook, said shank having a portion bent first laterally outward and then inward to provide a supporting arm for a shade roller.

3. In a window fixture, a member formed of apiece of wire bent substantially upon itself near one end to provide an upper relatively long reach and a lower comparatively short reach, the wire at the inner end of said short reach being bent upwardly and extendcd above the long reach to form a hook shanit, the wire at the upper end of said shank being bent laterally and downwardly to form a supporting hook, said shank having a portion bent first laterally outWard and then inward to provide a supporting arm for a shade roller, the outWardly and inwardly extending portions of said roller supporting arin being disposed respectively over and under said long reach.

et. In a window ixture, a member forned of a piece of Wire bent substantially upon itself near one end to provide `an upper relatively long reach, a lower comperatively short reach and a vertical shan'k extending EEI'OHI the lower reach to a point above the upper reach, one of said reaehes having a portion which extends first laterally outward and then inward to form e supporting arm for a curtain or drapery rod, said shank having a portion bent first laterelly outward and then inward to provide a supporting arm for a shade roller.

5. In a Window fixture, a member forned of a piece of Wire bent substantially upon itself near one end to provide en upper relatively long reach, a lower comparatively short reach and a vertical shank extending froni the 'lower reach to a point above the upperreach, one of said reaches having a portion which extends first laterally outward and then inWard to form a supporting arm for a curtain or drapery rod, said shank having a portion bent first laterally outward andthen inxvard to provide asupporting arin for a shade roller, the outwerdly and inwardly extending portions of said rollersupporting arin being disposed respectively over and under said long reach.

6. A structure 'as specified in claim l; the free end `of said long reach being provided Withaneye to slidablv engage a similar reach of a co'nplementary member.

7 A structure as specified 'in claim 2; the

free end of said long reach being provided With an eye to slidably engage a similar reach of a complementary member.

8. A structure as specified in claim 4; the free end of said long reach being provided With an eye to sldably engage a similar reach of a complementary member.

9. ln a window ixture, a horizontal Wire having an open ho'izontally elongated frane at one end to lie against the inner side of a `Window ;hame a hook shank rising from said frane and having a hook at its uppcr end to engage the trim at the upper end of the frane, and roller and rod supporting arms projecting laterally 'from said 'rame.

10. In a Window fixture, a member formed of a piece of Wii-e bent substantially upon itself near one end to provide an upper relativcly long reach and a lower comparatively snort reach spaced from and para'llel to said uppcr reach, said upper reach having portions which extend first laterally outward and then inward to form two supporting arms for a curtain rod and a drapery rod, the Wire at the inner end of said short reach being bent upwardly and extended above the long reach to forn a hook shank, the Wire at the upper end of said shank being bent l aterally and downwardly to 'form a supporting hook, said shank having a portion bent first laterally outward and then inward to provide a supporting arm for a shade roller, the outwardly' and inwardly extending portions of said roller supporting arm being disposed respectively over and under said upper long reach.

In testimony Whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature.

VVILLIAM ANDERSON. 

